Letter: Flap over Comey firing no big deal

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 28, 2016, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." President Trump on Tuesday fired Comey.(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivair, Associated Press)

In my opinion, the flap over the firing of the FBI director is much ado about nothing.

No one denies the president has the right to fire the FBI director and many others. Republicans and Democrats alike had called for the director's removal. They could not complain about the authority to fire him so they complained about the timing.

However, many respected persons said there was no "good' time to fire Mr. Comey. In other words, it's a no-win situation for the president.

The assistant attorney general determined the director had become political in his handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation. In politics, it's all about optics and in business it's more about solutions to problems.

President Trump is a businessman while Washington is infested with politicians.

Concerning the report by the assistant attorney general and endorsed by the attorney general that President Trump accepted on firing the FBI director, of course, he accepted it and it confirmed his decision to fire Mr. Comey. Had it not confirmed his decision and had raised other items to consider, then further discussions would have been in order.

There is very little President Trump could do that would meet with approval by the Democrats and liberal media, except resign from office.